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Present perfect ou prétérit?
Le present perfect permet d'expliquer une situation actuelle.
The rapper (Lil Uzi Vert) has racked up over a billion Spotify streams (that's why he is so popular).
Le prétérit renvoie à une action passée et aucun lien avec le présent n'est exprimé par le locuteur.
When Lil Uzi Vert was 20 years old, he uploaded a few songs to SoundCloud.
Today
When he was 20
he uploaded
has racked up
Choose the right tense: preterite or present perfect?
Beyonce (be) popular for a long time. When she (be)
nine, she (form) a group with friends. Their 1999 album
(sell) millions of copies in the States. She (not/sing) ... solo
until 2003 when she (become)... a top artist with her album
Dangerously in Love. The group (break) ... up in 2005. She (marry) ...
hip-hop artist Jay-Z in 2008. They (sing) ... together for years.